There are some new features for the 2009 season on XContest.org that should make it more user-friendly and easier to browse flights. These are:
Flights QuickView - a fast view of any flight you select
SkyWays map layer - track logs from previous flights (map of thermals to follow)
WorldWide flights searching - check for flights from a [...]

Australia is have just joined the ranks of countries who use XContest for their official national scoring for XC flights.
As the season is beginning in Australia right now, we hope to see a lot of great flights during the coming  European winter.
Aussie pilots can contact their national administrator Kym Fielke with any questions.
More info at [...]

OLC - the sailplane winner

From the EAA newsletter:

The first ever (trial) season of CIVL’s new World XC Contest  starts on 1 October 2008 and runs until 30 September 2009. It aims to bring together and network existing online contests, whose flights will automatically also be entered to the WXC scoring (as long as claims are made within 14 days of the flight [...]

CIVL is delighted to announce the launch of the first trial season of the World XC Online contest (WXC) starting on 1 October 2008 and running through to 30 September 2009. All Online contest organisers are welcome to join the WXC network. Already several contests have signed up, including DHV, Paraglidingforum and XCC-Poland. Further information can be found at http://wxc.fai.org.

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CIVL's on-line cross country contest

http://www.fai.org/hang_gliding/WXC

Agust Gudmundsson CIVL Vice President writes:

Track Log servers, together at last (or at first)

Mark Dowsett <<email>> sends:

http://www.goflyxc.com/node/3801/

Manolis has worked with the other track log servers (Xcontest & the upcoming FAI track server) to enable the automated cooperation between the various track log servers to share the tracklogs submitted.

I love track servers - I use it now as my log book as I make sure I always fly with a GPS recording my flight. I lost interest long ago in writing down my flights in my log book...I'm not sure why as I used to enjoy that. I guess now I just love to share my flights with the rest of the World...well...if anyone cares that is!

Xcontest

http://www.xcontest.org/world/en/

From now you can enjoy flight view in 3D mode directly in flight detail at Xcontest! In the flight detail simply click on "G Earth 3D" button and allow installing the Google Earth Plug-in to your browser for the first time. Then you will be able to see all flights in 3D mode.